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| Lawyers Duties to Clients | 7. Negative judgments of the court or opposing counsel shall not be stated unless important to a client's decision process.
8. Counsel will keep clients informed and involved in decisions and will promptly respond to investigation.
9. Counsel will advise their clients of proper behavior, including that politeness and courtesy are expected.
10. Counsel will advise their clients that counsel reserves the right to present accommodations to opposing counsel in matters that do not adversely affect the client's lawful purposes. A client has no right to teach a lawyer to refuse reasonable demands made by other counsel.
11. A client has no right to insist that counsel insult anyone or engage in any offensive conduct.
12. Counsel will advise clients that an appeal should only be pursued in a good faith belief that the trial court has committed error or that there is a reasonable basis for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law, or that an appeal is otherwise warranted.
13. Counsel will advise clients that they will not take playful positions in an appellate court, explaining the penalties associated thereupon. Appointed appellate counsel in criminal cases shall be considered to have complied with this standard of conduct if they obey with the requirements obliged on appointed counsel by courts and statutes.
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